Innovative, eclectic fusion of psychedelia, folk, dub, krautrock, 60s soul, garage rock, prog, pop, electronica and 70s spiritual jazz by the Canterbury experimental duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms. It’s a fascinating creation using oodles of experimental studio techniques and multi-instrumental improvisation, capturing old sounds, but in a new way. All manner of musical surprises are instore here. Opener Life Could Be A Cloud opens with drone organ chors and Susman’s gentle, wistful vocals. Cut Glass Hammer has mesmeric keyboard krautrock and psychedelic momentum (“nothing is exactly as it feels”); Dropped Down The Well has a wild, driving energy; former Song of the Day In The Weeds has a clever, syncopated crash-bang rhythmic swell; Mediocre Demon has a woozy opening then anarchic drum crashes morphing into backwards-and-forwards psychedelia and anarchic polyrhythms; the fabulous organ groove of Watching The Moon has a the feel of a classic track by The Doors cross-pollinated with Nico and Sterolab; Wildly Remote has a quieter, more delicate, enchanting folk with an edgy, unexpected saxophone-tape-loop solo. These are some of the many truly original sounds and surprises twisting and turning on this fascinating release by a very talented pair of musicians. Out on Fire Records.
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